The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Madrid lately to discuss plans.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate.
MONDAY, Jan. 24.-The Senate, after q
spirited debate, passed by vote OF 46 to
1 the Edmunds retaliatory bill authorizing
the President to protect the rights OF Amer
lean fishing vessels by practically shutting
Canadian products out OF the markets OF
this country. The bill allows the Presi-
dent, in retaliation, to deny vessels, their
| masters and crews, OF the British Domin-
ion OF North America any entrance into
the waters or ports OF the United States:
and also, il he thinks proper, to deny entry
into any port or place of the United States,
OF fresh fish, or salt fish, or any other pro-
duct OF said dominions, or other goods
coming from said dominions. The Presi.
dent may, in his discretion, apply such
proclamation to any part, or to all the
foregoing named subjects, and may qualify,
limit and renew such proclamation from
time to time as he may deem necessary
to the full and just execution OF the
purposes OF this act. For every violation
OF such proclamation, all vessels or
goods 80 coming or being within the waters
| feited to the United States. Every person
who violates any provision of the act, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding 81 900, or by imprison-
ment for term not exceeding two years,
or by both said punishments, in the dis.
| cretion of the court" The credentials of
Senator'S c. B. Farwell and c. X. Davis
were presented. Mr.. Allison presented a
petition from all the national banks Of
Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis, recon-
mendinG certain changes and notifications
| in tho House bill as to national banks,
now pending before the Senate committee
| on finance. The Senate bill concerning
| post-offices OF the third class, providing
| that they shall not be changed into post
offices OF the fourth class where the gross
| receipts amount to 81 900 year, or where
| the box receipts and commissions, consti-
| tuting the postmaster's compensation,
| amount to 81 900, was, on motion OF Mr..
Wilson, (Ga.) taken from the calendar and
passed.
TUESDAY, Jan. 25.-The bill appropri-
ating $1,200,OO0 for a public build.
| ing at Milwaukee was taken from the
| calender and passed. The woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution was re.
jected by vote OF "a to 16. Charles B.
| Farwell was sworn in as senator from H.
linois. Mr.. Alliaon presented the confer.
euce report on the army appropriation bill.
He stated that most OF the amendments
were formal, and that Jhe total amount
appropriated in the bill is $22,724, ,71S,
being $2S.33S less than the appropriation
OF last year.
| WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26.-The Senate
adopted the resolution reported yesterday
| by Mr.. Hoar, instructing the committee on
| privileges and elections to investigate the
allegations made by the residents OF Wash
| ington County, Texas, as to their being
! driven from their homes. compelled to
abandon their property and deprived OF
the right OF suffrage in that county. The
subject OF agricultural experiment stations
! tion was taken. The committee on foreign
relations reported that the claim OF
William Webster, an American citizen,
to certain lands in New Zealand, purchased
from native chiefs before the British gov.
ernment acquired the territory, was good,
and should be recognized by that govern
| ment, and presented resolutions authoriz-
| ing the President to take such measures as
| he saw fit to sustain Webster in his rights.
THURSDAY, Jan. 27.-The Senate took
| up and passed the agricultural expert
| ment station bill The House bill pension
ing dependent parents and honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors who are now
disabled and dependent upon their own
labor Tor support was also passed.
Senator Ingalls, introduced a bill to
amend the revised statutes so as to pro.
| carry on the business of rectifier, wholesale
| or retail liquor dealer. Wholesale or retail
| dealer in malt liquors or distier, nor shall
| the collector of internal revenue receive
from any such person any money in pay
| ment OF special tax or for revenue stamps.
until the dealer has first made sworn
| statement that he has fully complied with
all the laws concerning his business OF the
district in which the business is to be con.
| Quoted.
| FRIDAY, Jan. 2S.-The Senate discussed
the bill to prohibit members OF Congress
from acting as attorneys or employees for
railroad companies. holding charters or
having received grants OF land or pecuniary
| aid from the United States. No action was
taken. Mr.. HoaI withdrew his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the dependent
parents pension bill was passed yesterday.
He explained that he had al objection to
the clause about dependent parents; but he
did not wish, by Offering an amendment, to
imperil the final passage OF the bill.
SATURDAY, Jan. 29.-The railroad at.
| torney's bill was the unfinished business to.
| day in the Senate but Mr.. Vest asked that
the bill be postponed till Monday NEXT
His motion was agreed to. By a subse-
quent motion the bill was made unfinished
business for Monday, when it's consider.
| alton will be resumed. The Senate bill to
amend the law establishing the Yellow.
stone Park was taken up and on motion
OF Mr.. Hoar was amended by inserting a
provision for an appeal to the district
court OF Wyoming Territory, in cases OF
Imprisonment; and then it passed-yeas,
40; nays, 8.
| House.
MONDAY, Jan. 24.-Bills introduced
Proposing a constitutional amendment
changing the time for the assent bling oil
Congress to tho first Wednesday of Janu.
ary OF each year; resolution directing the
committee on nava! affairs to inquire into
the expediency OF Immediately appropri
ating s5O,O0O,OOO to be expended under
the direction OF the secretary of the navy
for the construction, equipment and arma.
ment of such new vessels OF war as may be
deemed necessary; to increase the naval
establishment. 1t authorizes the con-
struction OF two steel cruisers OF abont
1000 tons displacement OF the
| type OF cruiser No. L." at a
| cost, exclusive Of armament, oi
not moro than $500, 900 each; five steel
gunboats OF the type of "gunboat No. 1, u
at cost, exclusive OF armament, OF not
more than $4,000 each; and six steel
torpedo boats having maximum speed oi
not less than twenty-four knots per hour,
to cost,sexclusive OF armament, 100000